Optimize the customer experience via the cloud to gain a powerful competitive advantage
Customer Obsessed looks at customer experience through the lens of the cloud to bring you a cutting-edge handbook for customer experience. Cloud technology has been hailed as a game-changer, but a recent IDC report shows that it accounts for less than three percent of total IT spending; why are so many companies neglecting such an enormous asset? This book provides a high-level overview of how the cloud can give you a competitive advantage. You’ll learn how to integrate cloud technology into sound customer experience strategy to achieve unprecedented levels of success. More than just a state-of-the-field assessment, this book offers a set of concrete actions you can take today to leverage cloud computing into technical innovation and better business outcomes at all levels of your organization. You’ll examine the many factors that influence the customer experience, and emerge with the insight to fine-tune your approach using the power of the cloud.
What kind of advantage is your company leaving on the table? This book guides you through the key drivers of customer success to help you optimize your approach and leverage the future of global technology.
* Learn the keys to competitive advantage in the digital era
* Gain insight into each element that affects customer experience
* Harness the power of the cloud to achieve customer success
* Follow a prescriptive framework for optimizing customer experience
We are in the golden age of IT innovation, but the majority of companies haven’t even adopted cloud technology, much less begun to utilize its full business capabilities. Jump into the gap now, and reap the benefits as other struggle to catch up. Customer Obsessed gives you the guidance you need to achieve sustainable success in today’s digital world.
Table des matières
Foreword Marc Benioff v
Preface ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Disruption and Business Success 1
Chapter 2 People Drive Change, Technology Enables 13
Chapter 3 Why Social Matters to Every Business 27
Chapter 4 Rethinking Employee Engagement 55
Chapter 5 Customer Engagement Defined 73
Chapter 6 How to Win the Talent War 93
Chapter 7 Gender Diversity Isn’t a Plus, It’s a Business Imperative 113
Chapter 8 Right Time, Right Moment, Right Channel 135
Chapter 9 Turning Data into Action 155
Chapter 10 How Good Design Creates Seamless Experiences 181
Chapter 11 Digital Marketing: Standing Out in the Sea of Sameness 203
Final Thoughts 231
Notes 235
Acknowledgments 245
Index 247
A propos de l’auteur
ERIC BERRIDGE is the CEO of Bluewolf, an IBM Company, the leading global consulting agency for the cloud. As CEO, he drives the strategic direction of the firm, working with his executives and their teams to deliver extraordinary customer moments. He has more than 20 years of experience working with clients to improve business processes through enterprise technology solutions. He is a coauthor of Iterate or Die.